Student Activities

Students' Activities

Kerala University Union	National Cadet Corps	National Service Scheme

Kerala University is the first University in the country to provide a student representative to the Syndicate. Presently there are 10 students in the Academic Council and 16 students in the Senate, the Supreme Authority of the University. The provision for a separate Students' Council has already been made. There is also a Statuatory Hostel Inspection Board to look after the welfare of students in the hostels. Sahitya camps, film festivals, Nataka camps, Nadan kalamela, Samskarika jatha, Kaviyarangu, Chitrakala camp, Orientation camps, Cartoon camps, IT fests etc. figure in the programmes of the Union. Apart from taking student teams to various inter-university and inter-state competitions, youth festivals etc., the department organises seminars and discussions, and Talent Award functions to provide cash awards to the winners of Youth Festivals, Drama Festivals etc. The functioning of the Department is streamlined by the Standing Committee of the Syndicate on students’ services of which the student member of the Syndicate is normally the Converner. The Students’ Accident Insurance Scheme implemented by the University in 1996 and the special research grants provided to SC/ST students doing Ph.D from 1996 are other student welfare projects.

Kerala University Union

There has been a University Union in the University since 1939. The General Council of the Union comprises representative of students of affiliated colleges and university departments and the research scholars of the University. The General Council elects the office bearers of the Union.

1	Chairperson	Kum. Chintha Jerome
2	General Secretary	Sri. V. K. Arun
3	Vice Chairmen	Sri.Y. Appu Sri.Mineessa

National Cadet Corps

The genesis of National Cadet Corpts is traced back to the enactment of Indian Defence Force Act. 1917. Under one of its provisions the University Corps was constituted as a wing of the Indian Defence Force.

To create an organisation with the primary purpose of molding the youth of the country into better citizens, a committee headed by Dr. H.N. Kuzru was constituted and the National Cadet Corps (NCC) came into being, by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1948.

The NCC is not a para military organisation. It is a youth movement. It has enormous potential for nation building and with its total strength of over one million students from schools and colleges, NCC has developed into a valuable auxiliary to the education system. Nearly 12,000 teachers/professors from the educational institutions all over the country refereed to as Associate NCC Officers, constitute the back borne of NCC training staff.

The NCC provides exposure to the cadets in a vide range of activities, with a district emphasis on social service, discipline and adventure training. It has developed as the biggest youth organisation of the country, symbolising its motto of "Unity and Discipline".

National Service Scheme
Co-ordinator: Shri. B. Sree Kumar

National Service Scheme, a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in 1969, the Birth Centenary of Mahatma Gandhi . It was started in 37 Universities involving 40,000 students with focus on Personality development through community service. The University of Kerala has a volunteer strength of 20,000 in 66 colleges, as against the allotted strength of 18,300. These volunteers are led by 150 Programme Officers under the guidance of Prof. Thomas Mathew, Programme Coordinator. NSS is a value based volunteer programme, which has always remained close to the living issues affecting the society. NSS volunteers have always come into the forefront to extend voluntary service during natural calamities like Drought, Flood, Cyclone, Earthquake and Tsunami.

University of Kerala Bags Indira Gandhi NSS Award –2003-04.

University of Kerala bagged the Indira Gandhi National NSS Award for the exemplary service it had rendered to the community during 2003-04. The Award was presented by the Hon’ble Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Shri. Prithvijraj Chavan at a ceremony organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 24th September 2005. Dr. M.K.Ramachandran Nair, Vice-Chancellor and Prof. Thomas Mathew, NSS Programme Co-ordinator received the trophy and the cash award of Rs.1,00,000/- on behalf of University of Kerala.

Coral Jubilee Celebration-35years of dedicated services.

The NSS Cell celebrated the year 2005-06 as “Coral Jubilee Year” of NSS. In connection with Coral Jubilee celebrations NSS Cell organized an exhibition at Senate Hall on 06.09.2005 to project and recognize the activities and contributions made by the volunteers in various fields of national development and community service. Eighteen colleges participated in the Exhibition.
A Coral Jubilee souvenir, Karma Jyoti was also released at the inaugural meeting.

NSS YouthCamp - Disaster Management.

The focus of the youth camps was on Disaster Management. More than 200 volunteers from various colleges of Alappuzha District participated. Tsunami hit areas were visited by the volunteers. Twenty two students of the college who were badly affected by the Tsunami were given new dress materials.

Handing over ceremony of NSS Bhawans

The NSS Units of Christian College, Kattakada built and donated a house to Smt.Baby, a poor 64year old widow. The handing over ceremony was conducted at 11a.m. on Friday 11th January 2005. The NSS Units of All Saint’s College, Thiruvananthapuram, donated NSS Bhavan to Smt. Selvi, a destitute widow and her daughter Kum.S.Selma who is a student DC III( Zoology Main) in All Saint’s College.

The NSS Units of T.K.M.M.College of Arts & Sciences, Nangiarkulangara donated a house to a destitute widow.

NSS Units of St.Gregorious College, Kottarakkara donated a house to Smt.Mony Sivadasan.

Republic Day Parade –2005.

Kum.K.S.Lekshmi , NSS Volunteer from All Saints’ College, Thiruvananthapuram participated in the Republic Day Parade held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.

National Youth Festival-National Youth Convention.

Shri.P.N.Santhosh, NSS Regional Centre, Thiruvananthapuram and
3 volunteers from 3 colleges participated in the Xth National Youth Festival at Hyderabad, Andhara Pradesh from 21st –25th February 2005.

National Level Essay Competition-Prize winner:

It is a matter of immense pleasure to our University that Kum.K.S.Lekshmi NSS Volunteer of All Saint’s Collge, Trivandrum won the third prize in the National Level Essay Competition conducted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India, during the NSS Republic Day Parade Camp 2005.

State Level Workshop on NSS – Community Partnership in Development.

Training and Orientation Centre, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamasserry, conducted a two day workshop on ‘NSS-Community Partnership in Development on 4th and 5th February 2005 involving all Programme Co- ordinators and selected Programme Officers. This was undertaken to strengthen the village adoption process by NSS. Thomas Mathew Programme Co-ordinator, attended the Workshop. Programme Co-ordinator,Calicut University gave the keynote address.

Contribution to Tsunami Relief Fund

Programme Co-ordinator and his team(Programme Officers & Volunteers) raised and donated Rs.1,51,000/- (One lakh and fifty one thousand) towards the Prime Ministers’ National Relief Fund for the victims of Tsunami.

On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2005, Rallies, Exhibitions and Youth meetings were held in 35 colleges in which more than 6,000 volunteers participated. On Gandhi Jayanthi Day the volunteers from various colleges visited the local hospitals and cleaned the surroundings. They also visited the Old Age Homes, and Anganvadi. Volunteers also planted saplings in the college premises and in the adopted villages. An Eye Camp was orgnised in association with Muthoot Medical Centre, Kozhencherry and NSS Units of S.N.College, Chenganur on 26.12.2005 at the College Seminar Hall. 250 people from the local Community attended the Medical Camp.

University NSS Award Ceremony

On 7.9.05 University level NSS Award ceremony was organized at Senate Hall, Thiruvananthapuram. Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr.M.K.Ramachandran Nair, presided over the meeting. Prof.M.Salihu, Former Vice-Chancellor, Madurai Kamaraj Univeristy distributed NSS Awards to the selected Principals, Programme Officers and volunteers.

News letter- NSS Vision

NSS Cell, University of Kerala has started publication of a quarterly News letter titled “NSS Vision” in July 2004. This year two volumes were published to highlight the various activities, special reports and achievements of NSS.

State level Meeting of NSS Programme Co-ordinators.

A State level Meeting of NSS Programme Co-ordinators was held at M.G.University Kottayam on 17th May 2005. The Programme Co-ordinator participated in the meeting.

Kerala State Legal Service Authority Meeting

The Programme Co-ordinator participated in the meeting of the NSS Programme Co-ordinators of all the Universities in Kerala for the implementation of the
conduct of the legal literacy classes for undergraduate students in Arts& Science colleges held at the Chamber of the Executive Chairman, Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.A.Abdul Gafoor at the High Court of Kerala on 5th April 2005 at 4p.m.

Polio Immunisation programme, Seminar on Adolescent problems and solutions, one day workshop on “Personality Development,Experience and Analysis” , inter collegiate elocution competition, seminar on “Road Safety” , workshop on “Awareness of rights and responsibilities” for a United and Strong India” were some of the programmes organized by the NSS.